Low-Reynolds-number swimming in a capillary tube

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 726, Issue , 2013, Pages 285-311

  Zhu, L ^a   Lauga, E ^b   Brandt, L ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

biological fluid dynamics; boundary integral methods; low Reynolds number flows; microorganism dynamics; swimming flying

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; DEFORMATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROORGANISMS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SAILING VESSELS;

BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS; BOUNDARY INTEGRAL METHODS; CONFINED GEOMETRIES; HYDRODYNAMIC INTERACTION; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER FLOW; NORMAL DEFORMATIONS; SWIMMING/FLYING;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

BIOMECHANICS; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROORGANISM; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SWIMMING;

CHROMIS CINERASCENS; PARAMECIUM;

EID: 84880231544     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2013.225     Document Type: Article

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